Which word means difficult or labored breathing?
A) Dyspnea
B) Dysrhythmia
C) Dysphonia
D) Dysphagia
A
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In the normal heart, this is the only pathway for conduction of atrial electrical impulses to the ventricles
A) AV node B) left bundle branch C) right bundle branch D) SA node
In your response district, you have a subject who walks around in a white plastic suit collecting small pieces of plastic in a shopping cart. You observe that he frequently talks to himself and the things he picks up off the ground. He presents not danger to himself or others as he seems to live in his own world. This patient is probably suffering from:
A) delirium. B) bipolar disorder. C) schizophrenia. D) anxiety neurosis.
A restrained driver was in a car that struck another car from behind at a low rate of speed. The driver has a bruise to her forehead and complains of tingling in her left leg. She is lying on the side of the road, and another EMT has established manual cervical spine motion restriction precautions. A quick scan of her as you approach indicates that the patient is in little to no distress. What should you do first?
A) Check her breathing and radial pulse B) Perform a secondary assessment C) Palpate her cervical spine and apply a cervical collar D) Administer high-concentration oxygen
When a strong acid is added to the bicarbonate buffer system, what is the result?
a. Strong base and neutral salt b. Strong acid and neutral salt c. Weak acid and neutral salt d. Weak acid and basic salt